New York Clipper (Feb 1923)

28- Febnwxy 7;-»M ' EVERy DAY IN EVERY WAV, IT LTGETTIIIG DIGGER AND BIGGEI^" ^^I9!t3 -i^w£ff£Q/brt/outo6/ COiiEOy VBOriOHr- PATTERJ*- ETCORCHEXTRATIOrCr ^ REAoy IN ALL K^-^S£ii^>FORITTOI>J0r HARRYTHANDURyeeneraiMana^r- aA.MUTIC C9. 145 WQit45^Jh N.Y 5TOM>A]U>. CLOSES AT SHAMLEV Harry Stoddard and his orchestra dosed at Shanle/s last Wednesday night as Stod- dard fonnd that his work at tbe cafe con- flicted -with his vanderille engsgements, on which he is coDceatratiog at present. Stod- dard and his oisanizatioo is playtng a split wedc this week, the first halt at the Ford- ham and tbe last half at the Capitol in the oiUi e stiA dosol at the Broad- way theatre a wedc ago Sunday, after en- joying a record nm of ci^t wedo, tbcy were accorded an ovatioo sddom, it ever, equalled in the annals of vaodeville. After conrltiding their act titey were forced by the applaae to day every number in their repertoire. At the -finish of these, with the orchestra almost ezhansted, members of the andieoce 'began to shont, "Good-bye Hany," "So long, Hany old Idd," "Come bade soaa" and similar remarks. Leo J. LaBlana tedmieal director of the orches- tra, —*« * ' ^ Ae attitode of the bouse and asked Stoddard to play "Anld Lang Syne" which Stoddard did. At the first notes members of the audience started to stand op and at the finish the entire audience was on their feet dwering and applauding. RAHBLERS AT PALAIS AOYAL The California Ramblers, under the di- reietian of' Arthm- Hand, opened at the Fdais Royal on Monday night, taking the plaee of F^nl Whiteman and his orchestra, the latter oisanization going out <» torn', tbe details of which are mentioned else- where in these colmnns. The Ramblers are wtU known in and aroimd New York and, in oideir to open at the Palais Royal, tbe'goal of most orchestra leaders in the city, were'forced to cancel several weeks' bo o t in g.on the Keith time. Hand and his men teooitly dosed -a snooesaful -engage- ment -in 'Montreal -and cancelldl -dieir vanderiDe iMokings in order to open at thei SM esh u w , wfaene'they played one night, the^lace bnrninK down the next day. They i ii iiiifdiMlcly lesmu ed their vandeville en- gagements mid UBCitur ea were then made to ithem eonceming the Palais Royal opcniiv, which, after some negotiating, they a nept c d . an.VBt CMtCHESTRA FOR^DANCC Frank Silver has -booked one. of. bis or- chestras to play for-the:dance to'he'^ven bjr ithc Km'ghu of Pythias at the Hotel Astor on Jannasy .28. Frank Silver and his..>innsic-mastery' Silver's own orchestra, win playa benefit for the West Side He- brew Rdef'Associatioa at the E^l .Car- roll: Theatre on 'Nfarch 11. Harry Walker win furnish tbe tatart. On Mardi 18 the same orchestra wiU play a benefit for tbe Great Heart League at the KsXot Theatre. OAVB-BAND'AT-HONTE CARLO Ifcyer Davis' Band, formerly featured at the Tent, the cabaret destroyed by fire two weeks ago, opened at Mobte Carlo on Frifey .last. On Friday, Satnrday and Sun- day n^Iit .'this orchestra al t erna t ed with Paol Specht's Orchestn. bat on Monday this suvui-ptecc combination, mder the leadership of W. C. Peny, had the place to themsdvea. ASH SKNS FOR ANOTHER YEAR Sah •fkMOaco, Jan. 29.—Pant Ash. musical aSrector of ue big Granada The- atre, has - signed ior another year at that house. 'Ash is coisidered a-valtable box ofSce asset. . ORCHESTRA NEWS WHITEMAN TOUR STARTS Paul Whiteman and his orchestra dosed at the Palais Royal on Saturday nigbt in order to go on a tour throu^ New Eng- land, which opened in Worcester, Mass., on Tuesday ni^t. The ordiestra will be away for two weeks, during which time they will play dance ogagemcnts through fourteen of the larger towns in the sec- tion. It is Wbitenan's intention to con- duct the present tour as an experiment. His organization has leased tiie largest and most available dance iitaces in the various towns and are conducting the dances with- out outside partidpation, sending their ad- vance men out ahead and obtaining ptA>- lidty similar to any large traveling attrac- tion. WhHeinan is guaranteeing his penonal appearance in order to avoid confusion with the various bands that have gone out bear- ing his name. The o r c h es tr a opened at Worcester, Mass., last night and the ad- vance sale indicated that the success of the venture is gi e ato than a uUdpa ted. A re- porter from the Cuppeb was present at the opening, an account of which will appear in next week's issue. CARR CANCELS TIME Jimmy Carr and his Golden Gate orches- tra were forced to cancel six weeks out- of-town for the Keith circuit owing to the fact that several of Carr's men were work- ing for the recording conqanies and had dates ahead that prevented them from row- ing the trip. These men could not be re- placed at short notice, hence the cancdla- tion. Carr is endeavoring to have his New York bookings pushed forward in order to shorten his lay-off time and in the mean- while is polishing up the act and getting it ready for his return. SIRENS LEAVE 66tli STREET The Sirens of Scrantoo, William Lustig, directing, closed last wedc at the ti6th Street Dandng Carnival after a successful run of eight weeks. Lustig wished to de- vote most of his time to vaudeville and found that the dance hall engagement con- flicted.' The act will continue to play vaudeville in New York and ont of town until the late spring when they will leave to fill a cafe engagement in Atiantic Gty. SYMPHONY CONCERTS SCORE SvKACtiSE, Feb. 5.— ^TIk concerts at B. F. Keith's theatre of tbe Syracuse Sym- phony Orchestra, which are given at noon on Saturday, have proven very popular. The last concert at which Gerald Maas was the soloist, had an attendance of more than 3,000 persons. JMMY CARUSO LEADING Jimmy Caruso of the Paul Whiteman forces IS conducting the- seven piece or- chestra at the Piccadilly Rendezvous dur- ing the absence of Whiteman's Collegians on tour through npper New York state, during which the Collegians will play for the Junior Prom at Cornell University, their Alma 'Mater. ANNOUNCING THE ENGAGEMENT ot the Galifoniia Ramblers Orchestra at tbe PALAIS ROYAL FOR TWO WEEKS COBfMENCINC Monday £veiiiiig, February 5th Nineteoi bnndred and twemy-three MANACEMEKT W. T. KIRKEBY a. C. HAND ANDERSON IN SEATTLE One of the most popular dance orchetras in the west which is attracting nation-wide attention is Warren Anderson's ordiestra. Mr. Anderson has a nine-piece combina- tion which has been engaged to play in the new DeHoney's Dancing Academy, Seattle, Wash. This beautiful ballroom, which was constructed at a cost of $150,000, is prov- ing to be a mecca for dance lovers in Seattle and Mr. Anderson's conciliation is having a great deal to do with its popular- it>-. ZIP'S AT NONPAREIL CLUB Zip's Royal Orchestra, ganization, is playing fo Club, Inc., of Brooklyn at their Sunday ^ a BrooldjFii ;or the Moopareil night entertainments and dances. There are seven men in the organization and they find that the dance-lovmg public through Brooklyn is growing more and more anxious to hear good music The organiza- tion manages to get in several nights a week besides their engagement at the Non- pareil Qub. ILLNESS DELAYS TOUR Harry Yerke's S. S. Flotilla Oi^estia, whidi was forced to cancel their bookings in Minneapolis and other towns in the mid- dle west owing to the illness of Bud Moore, trumpet plajrer with the orchestra, will re- convene after having had a vacation of a week and will <K>en at the Missouri llieatre, St. Louis, for a return engagement on Marth 17. This will mark die fourth return engagement for the orchestra at this house. YERKES MAKES RECORD Harry Yerkes' Happy Six set what is be- lieved to be a record for phonograph re- cording at the Columbia laboratories re- cently when they made nine records be- tween nine o'clock in the morning and five in the afternoon, every one of which was accepted. It was the fact that no remarks were necessary that made this number of record makings possible. JONES AT AUTO SHOW MiNNEAFous, Feb. 5.—Isham Jones and Iris orchestra opened at the Twin Cities Automobile Show, Minneapolis, last Satur- day. The engagement is for one week and Isfaam Jones will receive a sum in tiie neighborihood of S2,500 for the seven days. Jones replaced Yerkes' S. S. Flotilla Or- diestra which was forced to cancel owing to illness. KEDEN ORCHESTRA SCORES Joe Keden and his Music Masters, a nine- piece combination, are building up a repu- tation for themselves playing for dances and dub work. The organization is under the direction of Joe Kedcn who is on the staff of the B. .\. Publishing company, and naturally the orchestra is featuring "Sunny Jim," that house's plug number. ORCHESTRA MEN WRITE SONGS Hale (Pewee) Byers of the Whiteman orchestra.and Earnest Golden, musical di- rector and arranger for Paul Specht have written, in conjunction with B. G. DcSylva, a new song entitled "Mary Ann" that has been, accepted for early release by T. B~ Harms.